Source: Guttmacher Institute
The first national estimates of abortion incidence in Rwanda show that one in 40 women aged 15-44 had an abortion in 2009 and that virtually all of these abortions were clandestine procedures that are highly likely to be unsafe.
Source: The Herald
Complaints by Harare Central Hospital that defaulting mothers are crippling operations by sneaking out without settling their fees are only the tip of an iceberg.
Source: The New Times
A group of 77 police officers, 70 of them women, were yesterday commissioned after completing a three-month Police basic training at Police Training School in Gishari, Rwamagana District.
Source: Times of Zambia
PUBLIC prosecutors should handle cases of abuse of woman and children diligently so that they are able to secure convictions against perpetrators.
Source: African Arguments
When the protest movement of Malian women erupted in the town of Kati on January 30, few took notice. The women were mostly "war widows" of Malian soldiers recently killed in fighting against the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA).
Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party, Ennahda, said on Monday that the country’s post-revolution constitution would not mention Islamic law as a source of legislation, signaling a forceful break with ultraconservatives who have been demanding an Islamic state.
The Executive Director of Ark Foundation, Mrs. Angela Dwamena-Aboagye, has called on young women in the country to add their voices to the crusade for peace and security for the 2012 elections.
We are just beginning to understand how a changing climate can impact rural men and women quite differently in different agricultural systems across Africa and Asia. This is partly due to the differing roles and responsibilities men and women have in various cultures vis-a-vis food production, marketing, consumption and income generation.
Today, Mediaplanet Publishing releases the fourth edition of their Investing in Women and Girls publication series. Reaching over three million readers, the publication will be distributed as a special sixteen-page broadsheet section within USA Today in the high-impact markets of New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Washington D.C., and will also be distributed at numerous industry events and online venues.
South African Deputy Minister of Trade & Industry Elizabeth Thabethe, who is currently on a visit to India said here Friday that women had a major role to play in the global economy.
Source: Daily Maverick
Speaking on World Tuberculosis Day, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said the government wants to reduce the HIV infection rate to zero by 2032. Such a future seems impossible given the government's shortcomings. Yet civil society is hopeful the dream just might come true. By GREG NICOLSON.
Source: Nigerian Tribune
Questions have been raised in several fora, which seem hitherto elusive. Why are Nigerian women playing a second fiddle in politics? Why the male chauvinists in politics are confining the role of women only to rendering care of the families at home is a puzzle many of us can not yet unravel. As Sara H. Longue, a gender equity advocate once said, "women's endless toil, productive and reproductive contributions sustain families and communities."
Source: ANGOP
The Angolan Government is working for a greater integration of women in the information and communication technologies sector, said the incumbent deputy minister, Pedro Sebastião Teta.
Source: The New Times
The debate on whether to legalise abortion has gained momentum following a recent study by the Ministry of Health and other partners, which showed that the national abortion rate is 25 abortions per 1,000 females aged between 15 and 44.
Source: Times of Zambia
CHILDHOOD is supposed to be a fulfilling and exciting stage and an experience that should hold memories to be cherished in one's life.
Source: Vanguard
THE Federation of Muslim Women's Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) has asked the Federal Government to find solution to the menace of Boko Haram.
Forget about working overtime. As ruler of the Ghanaian town of Otuam, King Peggielene "Peggy" Bartels is responsible for the welfare of a population of nearly 7,000 — and that’s not even her day job.
A humanitarian group says if women farmers had the same rights as men much more could be done to reduce world hunger. Bread for the World says equal access to agricultural resources would help ensure food security and boost economic growth.
Women in many parts of the world, especially in Africa, still face critical challenges due to a deeply entrenched patriarchal system and gender stereotypes in society.